A municipal utility in Bavaria said Monday that hackers encrypted its central IT network in a cyberattack last week. In a notice to customers, Stadtwerke Landsberg said the attack disrupted office systems but is not affecting electricity, water and other essential services. The incident began overnight on September 1, the utility said, prompting it to disconnect the affected systems from the internet, activate its crisis team and bring in external cybersecurity specialists. Although the operator described an encryption event, it did not identify a specific ransomware group that may have committed the attack nor say whether it has received an extortion demand. The city-owned utility said its staff “are currently only available to a limited extent by phone and email” and that the specialists’ forensic investigation is ongoing.

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